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USDA to disclose stores that sold recalled meat
USDA decision should no longer keep consumers in the dark about recalled meat products
TV drug ads should tell how to report side effects
New Consumer Reports poll finds most Americans don't know they should tell the FDA
Sign petition to FDA: Give us a voice on drug ads
Petition asks FDA to put toll-free number, Web address on TV ads so consumers can report side effects
High cholesterol? New study looks at Vytorin
Heavily advertised drug found to be no more effective than low-cost, older generic
Medicare drug plans hike costs into 2008
Some Happy New Year -- most Part D plans hike drug costs two, three times inflation rate

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